Bowl or basin for water-closets



No. 025,125. Patented May I6, 1899.,

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BOWL 0B BASIN FOR WATER CLOSETS.

(Application filed m 'm, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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NITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

DELIVAN WILLARD SCUTT, or WATKINS, NEW YORK.

BOWL OR BASIN FOR WATER-CLOSETS.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 625,125, dated May 16,1899.

Application filed May 14, 1898. Serial No. 680,685. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DELIVAN WILLARD SCUTT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Vatkins, in the county of Schuyler and State of NewYork, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bowls orBasins for ater-Closets, of which the following is a full and completespecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to basins for waterclosets; and the objectthereof is to provide an improved device of this class which shall beentirely odorless; and with this and other objects in View the inventionconsists in the device hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specificatiomof whichthe accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is a centralvertical section of the preferred form of my improved basin forwater-c1osets, and Fig. 2 a similar view showing a modified form ofconstruction.

In the'drawings forming part of this specification the separate parts ofmy improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in eachof the views, and in the practice of my invention I provide a basin orreceptacle 5 of the usual form, which is incommunication, at the rearside thereof, with an escape-passage 6,with which an ordinary escapepipemay be connected, and the rear wall of this escape-passage is carriedforwardly and downwardly to form a shield 7, the front of whichterminates in the rear portion of the basin or bowl 5, as shown at 8.

The upper edge of the basin or bowl 5 iscircular in form and providedwith an inwardly and downwardly curved rim or flange 9,whereby acircular space is formed, and a watersupply pipe 11 communicates withthis circular space, and the water is discharged into the bowl or basinin the-usual manner.

The bowl or basin 5 is inclosed, at the opposite sides and the front andbottom thereof, by a casing 12, whereby a substantially annular space 13is formed, which incl'oses the bowl or basin,with the exception of theback thereof, where the escape-passage 6 is formed, and the bottom wallof said casing is provided directly beneath the bowl or basin 5 with adownwardly-directed tubular extension 14, which is adapted to serve as aconnection for an airsupply pipe, and in practice a pipe is connectedtherewith, which may be carried outside of the building or into thecellar and by means of which air is supplied to the cham ber 13. Thecasing 12 or'the front wall of the chamber 13 is also provided withperforations 16, through which air' may be admitted into said chamber,and the upper wall of said cas ing is provided with an inwardly anddownwardly curved annular flange 17, which rests upon the upper rim ofthe bowl or basin. and which is perforated throughout its extent, asshown at 18.

The pipe 15 and the perforations 16 are adapted to supply fresh air tothe chamber 13, and communicating with the annular space formed by thedownwardlycurved flange 17 at the top of the casing 12 is apipe 20,which is in communication with a pipe 21,

which communicates with the upper portion of the escape-passage 6 and isalso in communication with the bowl orbasin 5, and the pipes 20 and 21serve as ventilating-pipes, and the pipe 21 is carried to an escape-flueor to the outsideof the building, as will be readily understood.

Theseat-plate 22 is provided with the usual central opening 23 and ishinged to a support 24' at 25, and hinged to said seat-plate at 28 is acover 27, the lower side of which is provided with an annularpacking-ring 28, of rubber or other suitable material, which is designedto make a closed connection between the cover 27 and the seat-plate 22,and said seatplate 22 isalso provided with an annular packing-ring 29,of rubber or suitable material, which is designed to make a closeconnection between said seat-plate and the upper annular surface of thecasing 12. i

By means of this construction I provide means for thoroughly ventilatingthe bowl or basin and for carrying the odors therefrom out of thebuilding, andin Fig. 2 I have shown a modification of this constructionin which the casing 12 is omitted and an annular tubular crown 30 isplaced around the top of the basin or bowl 5 and provided with anairpipe 31, which may take the air from the closet or which may becarried into the collar or outside of the building, and the inner sideof the tubular crown-piece 30 is perforated at 18 in the same manner asshown in Fig. 1.

The seat-plate 22 and the cover27 are omitted in Fig. 2; but it will beunderstood that in practice these parts are provided the same as in Fig.1, and the object of the downwardly and inwardly curved flange 9 of thebowl or basin 5 is to provide means to prevent the water from splashingout of said bowl or basin when admitted through the pipe 11, and it willthus be seen thatIaccomplish the object of my invention by means of aconstruction which is well adapted to accomplish the result for which itis intended and which does not materially add to the cost of devices ofthis class.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. A bowl or basin for Water-closets provided with an escape-passage atthe back thereof, an air-escape pipe communicating with the upperportion of said passage, and with said bowl or basin, said bowl or basinbeing also provided with a casing which incloses the bottom, sides andfront thereof, whereby a chamber is formed between said bowl or basinand said casing, means for supplying air to said chamber, said casingbeing also provided at the top thereof with a circular downwardly andinwardly curved flange which extends to the top of the bowl or basin,and which is perforated, a pipe which forms a communication between theupper part of said chamber and said air-escape pipe, and a hingedseat-plate which rests on the top of said casing, and is provided with ahinged cover, substantially as shown and described.

2. A bowl or basin for water-closets provided with an escape-passage atthe back thereof, an air-escape pipe communicating with the upperportion of said passage, and with said bowl or basin, said bowl or basinbeing also provided with a casing which incloses the bottom, sides andfront thereof, whereby a chamber is formed between said bowl or basinand said casing, means for supplying air to said chamber, said casingbeing also provided at the top thereof with a circular downwardly andinwardly curved flange which extends to the top of the bowl or basin,and which is perforated, a pipe which forms a communication between theupper part of said chamber and said air-escape pipe, and a hingedseat-plate which rests on the top of said casing, and is provided with ahinged cover, said bowl or basin being provided at the top thereof withan inwardly and downwardly curved flange or rim, a casing which inclosesthe bottom, sides and front of said bowl or basin, and the top of whichis curved downwardly and inwardly to form an annular space, the innerwall of which is perforated, an air-escape pipe communicating with saidbowl or basin at the top thereof, a pipe communicating therewith andwith said annular space, said basin being also provided with a hingedseat-plate the bottom of which is provided with a packing-ring whichrests on the top of said casing, and said seat-plate being provided Witha hinged cover the bottom of which is provided with an annular packing,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 11th day of May,1898.

DELIVAN VVILIJARD SOUTT.

Witnesses:

NORMAN C. ORoFUT, HARRY J LE FEVRE.

